THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Bauchi State Command has intercepted 1, 360 rounds of live ammunition of 7.6mm caliber during a motorised patrol along Bauchi-Jos Road.
NDLEA said the ammunition was being conveyed to Jos, Plateau State in a commercial car with seven passengers on board.
One AK 47 magazine was also found in the vehicle.
According to a statement issued in Abuja yesterday and made available to The Nation by the Principal Staff Officer, Public Affairs of the NDLEA, Jonah Achema, upon interrogation, two of the passengers, Dung Bulus Rwang and Dachollum Yohanna” admitted ownership of the ammunition and magazine which they neatly concealed in two sacks and kept in the boot of the vehicle.
Achema said they were transporting the deadly consignment from Numan in Adamawa State to some buyers in Plateau State.
He said the suspects could not produce any official permit for the deadly items.
The two suspects, Achema said, confessed that they were dealers illegal arms.
“It is a business for us. Things are really hard in this country and we need to sell these items so that we put food on the table for our families”, Yohanna reportedly said.
NDLEA Bauchi State Commander, Segun Oke said the suspects and exhibits will be handed over to the Bauchi State Police Command for further investigation.